Modelling in Civil Environmental Engineering

Open Access Statement

The journal is an Open Access journal that allows a free unlimited access to all its contents without any restrictions upon publication to all users.

Open Access License

APC Policy

For the MCEE journal, all the editorial work is voluntary. Therefore, there are no APCs (Article Processing Charges) required to the authors.

Instructions for authors regarding paper submission

Introduction

The entire submission and review process for MMCE is handled electronically. All papers should be therefore submitted electronically. Please note that you must have a valid e-mail address (avoid too personal-type address, e.g. nicknames) to use the online submission system. Authors submit their article by e-mail, simply by completing the submission form. Editors will then invite potential reviewers to evaluate the manuscript.

Types of paper

Original research papers (preferably no more than 20 double line spaced manuscript pages including tables and illustrations), reviews, short communications.
Any comment on or discussion of a published paper should be emailed directly to the Editor. It must be received by the Editor within three months of the online publication of the paper under discussion.

After acceptance

Corresponding authors will receive an e-mail from the Editor. MMCE staff will do everything possible to get your article published quickly and accurately.

When a manuscript is returned for revision prior to final acceptance, the revised version must be submitted as soon as possible after the author's receipt of the reviewers reports. Revised manuscripts returned after four months will be considered as new submissions subject to full re-review.

Manuscript editing

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Use of word processing software
The manuscript file shall be saved in the native format of the word processor used. Keep the MMCE paper format (see Submission section).
To avoid unnecessary errors you are strongly advised to use the 'spell-check' and 'grammar-check' functions of your word processor.

Article structure:

Introduction

State the objectives of the work and provide an adequate background, a literature survey and a summary of the results.

Material and methods

Provide sufficient detail to allow the work to be reproduced. Methods already published should be indicated by a reference: only relevant modifications should be described.

Theory/calculation

A Theory section should extend, not repeat, the background to the article already dealt with in the Introduction and lay the foundation for further work. In contrast, a Calculation section represents a practical development from a theoretical basis.

Results

Results should be clear and concise.

Discussion

This should explore the significance of the results of the work, not repeat them. A combined Results and Discussion section is often appropriate. Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature.

Conclusions

The main conclusions of the study may be presented in a short Conclusions section, which may stand alone or form a subsection of a Discussion or Results and Discussion section.

Acknowledgements

Collate acknowledgements in a separate section at the end of the article before the references. Do not include them on the title page, as a footnote to the title or otherwise. List here those individuals who provided help during the research.

Units

Follow internationally accepted rules and conventions: use the international system of units (SI). If other units are mentioned, please give their equivalent in SI.

Appendices

If there is more than one appendix, they should be identified. Figures shall be saved in the manuscript in an image format (at least 300dpi).

Language (usage and editing services)

Please write your text in good English (American or British usage is accepted, but not a mixture of these).

Peer review policy

The process of reviewing articles for publication in MMCE journal is done by appointed reviewers upon their active involvement in the research field. They use their own valuable expertise and spend countless hours of their time to ensure that submitted articles are timely and worthy of inclusion in the journal.
Reviewers are anonymous to authors and vice-versa; it is therefore best, whenever possible, to avoid handwritten reviews. Although the reviewers are anonymous, the authors can indicate a rejection preference for a potential reviewer, from the beginning of evaluation process (see the Submission form). The official language of MMCE is English. It is the autor's entire responsability to make sure that a submitted paper fulfills English grammar and syntax standards.
To be definitely accepted or rejected for publication, a paper must receive two positive or two negative reviews. If one positive and one negative review are received, a third clarifying, tie-breaking review must be performed.
In the case of a tentatively accepted paper, some minor revisions must be made by authors, as requested by the reviewers. Revised manuscript must return to the editor for final review, in a reasonable period of time, before receiving publishing acceptance. A manuscript under re-review may be rejected if (i) the author did not revised accordingly the article as requested by reviewers, (ii) new material was introduced that is considered to be of unacceptable quality or out of initial topics, or (iii) additional errors are found.
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Ethical standards

MMCE serves the Civil Engineering community and society by promoting the results of current engineering, scientific research and practice. The responsibility of editors, authors, and reviewers to maintain high ethical standards relating to the submittal, review, and publication of manuscripts, is therefore fundamental. The ethical standards derive from the definition of the scope of MMCE’s journal and UTCB regulations. A summary of those standards should be brought to the attention of all concerned.
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